N3Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

殺すころす

korosu

to kill

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Example sentence

彼女は息を殺した。

She held her breath.

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Kanji in 殺す

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Sentences with 殺す

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
自殺	N3	じさつ	じさつsuicide
殺人	N1	さつじん	さつじんmurder
暗殺	N1	あんさつ	あんさつassassination

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
守る	まもる	まもるto protect; to abide (by the rules)
含む	ふくむ	ふくむto contain, to include
与える	あたえる	あたえるto give
戦う	たたかう	たたかうto fight, to compete, to battle
超える	こえる	こえるto exceed, to surpass (a quantity, limit, or standard; e.g. 定員[ていいん]を超[こ]える)
当たる	あたる	あたるto hit, to strike; to come true; to win (a prize)
相変わらず	あいかわらず	あいかわらずas ever, as usual
至る	いたる	いたるto come, to arrive

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